Sunday, May 29, 2011

The way the punchless Dodgers are going, Trey Anastasio and the boys could outhit them right now. In fact, it's something of a miracle the Dodgers are even in a position to take this series. And if they do, they'll be led by their ace Kershaw, currently enjoying the highest K/9 rate of his career: 9.99. And if they don't, it'll just be another phailure in a season full of them.

Vinny talking about Roseboro. Yesterday I went to see a one-man play about the Roseboro/Marichal incident. It was nothing short of brilliant, folks. It's supposed to end today but there is word it may be extended. If it is, I HIGHLY recommend anyone who lives in this area go see it. Here is the link:

As you enter the house, Vin Scully's voice can be heard calling Sandy Koufax's perfect game. I started crying right away. As the show opens, the actor interacts with the crowd and asks the crowd to walk through who was playing which position on the day of the incident. "Ok, so who's playing first?" and many on the crowd reply out loud with "Wes Parker!" and it goes on from there through the lineup. Here's a primer in case some details are fuzzy:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN196508220.shtml

It's haunting to read such seemingly simple, routine words from the box score: